Famous Deaths In 1848

Jan 05 Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.

Jan 09 Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died on this day in history.

Jan 20 Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died in the year 1848.

Feb 15 On this day in history death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)

Feb 20 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 on this day in history.

Feb 23 In the year 1848 john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80

Mar 03 Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies on this day in history.

Mar 20 In the year 1848 abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27

Mar 29 In the year 1848 john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84

Apr 08 In the year 1848 domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50

Apr 10 In the year 1848 godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69

Apr 24 On this day in history francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69

Apr 30 On this day in history friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53

May 11 In the year 1848 death of tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)

May 18 On this day in history william A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF

May 25 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797) died on this day in history.

May 31 Eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805) died on this day in history.

Jun 27 In the year 1848 death of denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54

Jul 04 On this day in history francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies

Jul 22 Karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.

Aug 06 In the year 1848 nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58

Aug 07 In the year 1848 death of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779)

Aug 09 On this day in history frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies

Aug 12 George Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies on this day in history.

Aug 15 In the year 1848 timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88

Sep 11 Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.

Oct 04 Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.

Oct 05 Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781) died on this day in history.

Oct 26 In the year 1848 vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies

Oct 27 On this day in history alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46

Nov 09 Robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed died on this day in history.

Nov 10 Christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.

Nov 15 P Rossi, Italian, murdered died on this day in history.

Nov 17 On this day in history jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies

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Jan 01 John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born in the year 1848.

Jan 04 Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.

Jan 05 Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born on this day in history.

Jan 09 Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926) was born in the year 1848.

Jan 18 Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)

Jan 21 In the year 1848 birth of henri Duparc, French composer

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)